Chicken-roost



J. W. McCOY.

CHICKEN ROOST- APPLlcATloN'HLED APR. 1o, 1920.

Patentd Nov. 1, 1921.

I i a I 31a/nunk@ Jaw WM@ l l cumin! JAMES W. MCCOY, `OF DETROIT, MICHIGAN.

CHCKEN-ROOST.

Application led April 10, 1.920. Serial No. 372,774.

To all whom it may, concern.' Be it known that I, JAMES citizen of the United States, residing at Detroit, in the county of Wayne and State of Michigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in a Chicken-Roost, of which the following is a specification.

The invention relates to a chicken roost, and more particularly to the class of combined roost and dropping board.

The primary object of the invention 1s the provision of a device of this character, wherein the construction thereof enables the roost capacity within a hen house or coop to be increased or decreased for keeping the roosting space in proper proportion to the number of fowls using the house or coop.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a device of this character wherein the roost and dropping board are a unit, so that the same can be set upon the ground or iioor within a chicken house or coop for use in a convenient manner and when the Voccasion requires it can be readily remo-ved as the same is readily portable, thereby enabling the said device to. be taken from the house or coop for the cleaning thereof and thus avoiding the unnecessary dampening of the house or coop, which would be the case should the device be cleaned interiorly thereof by washing and scrubbing thereof. A further object of the invention is the provision of a device of this character, wherein the same can be readily knocked down when not-in use for the storage thereof in the least possible space and in the setting up of the device no special tools are requiredand when said device is set up for use within a chicken house or, -coop it will collect and hold all droppings, thereby protecting the ground or flooring within the coop or house therefrom and thus enabling the same to be kept thoroughly sanitary and free from vermin.

A still further object of the invention is the provision of a device of this character, which is extremely simple in construction, possessing but few parts, readily and easily set up for use and knocked down when it is desired to transport the device or store the same in the least possible space, thoroughly reliable and efficient in its purpose, and inexpensive to manufacture.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists in the features Vof con- Specicaton vof Letters Patent.

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struction, combination and arrangement of parts, as will be hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings and pointed out in the claims hereunto appended.

In the accompanying drawings:

. Figure l is a perspective view of a combined roostV and dropping board constructed in accordance with the invention.

- Fig. 2 is a vertical transverse sectional view thereof.

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary perspective view showing complementary combined roost and droppingrboards in assembled relation to each other for arrangement to cover the Hoor or ground within a henhouse or coop.

Similar reference characters indicate corresponding parts throughout the several views in the drawings.

Referring to the drawings in detail, the combined roost and dropping board comprises a perch or roosting pole 5, which may be of any desired length and is preferably made from creosoted wood and a dropping board which isin the form of a tray 6 having the angularly disposed longitudinal side walls 7 formed with the upwardly bowed or rounded free edges 8 for a purpose presently described.

The tray 6 at opposite ends thereof is open and the same is preferably of considerably greater length than the'perch or pole 5 so that the open ends will extend beyond the opposite extremities of the roost or perch. Detachably connected with the side walls 7 of the tray 6 spaced from the open ends thereof are inverted substantially V- shaped brackets 9, each being formed with angularly bent ear terminals 10 which rest against the inner faces of the side walls 7 of the. tray 6 and arek pro-vided with suitable openings for receiving detachable fasteners 1l, the latter being also passed through suitable openings formed in the side walls 7 of the tray 6 and in this manner the bracket is detachably secured to the tray.

Detachably engaged in each of the brackets 9 medially thereof is a fastener 12 which is detachably engaged vertically through the pole or perch 5 close to the end thereof and in this manner the said pole or perch is detachably secured to the bracket. lt will be seen that in the use of the two brackets 9the perch or pole 5 is supported elevated from the tray 6 and is. disposed Patented N cv. 1, 1921.

longitudinally thereof centrally of the same, so that when the pole or perch is occupied by fowls the droppings therefrom will be caught within the tray 6 and thus said droppings will be collected and held therein.

The detachable mounting of the brackets 9 with the tray 6 and also the perch or pole 5 enables the convenient knocking down of the combined roost and dropping board for the storage thereof when not in use in the least possible space or transportation of the same.

One or moreA of the combined roost and dropping boards can be placed within a hen house or .coop and in the use of several of these combined roostv and dropping boards the same are arranged in parallel relation to each other so that the edges 8 of the trays 6 on the sides thereof adjacent to each other will overlap one another as shown in Fig. 3 of the drawings and in this arrangement by the use of the required number the ground or iioor within the house or coop can be entirely covered by the dropping boards to protect the ground or floor from droppings when the fowls occupy the perches 5 and thus keep the interior of the house or coop thoroughly sanitary and free from vermin.

rllheV portable characteristics of the combined roost and dropping board enable the same to be removed from the house or coop for the cleaning of the tray 6 and the perch 5 outside of the house or coop. The combined roost and dropping board can be set upon the ground or floor or on bars or wooden horses and when set edge to edge they constitute a complete covering for the ground or floor.

Vllt will be apparent that by reason of the construction and arrangement of the combined roost and dropping board the same can be taken outside ofi the building to scrub and clean it and thus avoid unnecessary dampening of the house or coop, especially during cold weather months, which would be the case should the said combined roost and dropping board be cleaned within the house or coop.

lt is to be understood that the combined roost and dropping board can be made of any desirable size and in the construction thereof is unlike other roosts as it does not v need to touch the walls of the house or coop,

thus greatly facilitating the control of mites and other pests.

The combined roost and dropping board when removed from the house or coop by reason of the open lends of the tray constituting the dropping board the contents of the latter after use can be readily dumped into a wheel barrow or litter carrier and thereafter thoroughly cleaned by washing or scrubbing thereof, the said combination device being conveniently handled as the same can be readily picked up by the perch or pole 5 and carried in a manner similar to the carrying of a basket.

From the foregoing it is thought that the construction and manner of operation of the combined roost and dropping board, both singly and in series will be clearly understood and therefore a more'extended explanation has been omitted.-

What is claimed is:

1. A device of the character described, comprising a substantially trough-shaped tray having angular sides and open at opposite ends, a perch above said tray, arched brackets detachably secured to the sides of the tray and also detachably secured to the ends of the perch'to support the latter elevated from the tray and intermediate of the sides thereof, the tray being of greater length than the perch, and flanges formed at the free longitudinal edges of the sides of the tray to permit the overlapping of adjacent trays.

2. The combination of a series of trays, each comprising a body formed with a fiat medial portion having upwardly diverging sids, of a perch located centrally above each medial flat portion of the tray and of less length than the latter, a pair of Vupwardly arched brackets, having upwardly bent end portions detachably secured to the sides of said tray, spaced fromthe ends of the latter, fasteners detachably connecting the perch centrally to said bracket and upwardly and outwardly curved edges formed on the sides of the tray and adapted for interlocking overlapped engagement with each other on the positioning of the trays in close relation sideby. side to each other.

In testimony whereof, I affix my signature hereto. Y

JAMES w. Mecor,` i 

